Patent attributes
An occupant leg part restraint apparatus including a cover cloth for preventing an air bag inflated and developed under a steering column (steering column cover) from interfering with an auxiliary key, in which the cover cloth can be rapidly projected to the upper side of the air bag. A key device (4) is installed on the right side face of the steering column cover (2). The auxiliary key (6) is fitted in a suspended state to a key (5) inserted into the key device (4). The air bag (12) is provided with a cover cloth (14) which is projected from the right side upper end of the air bag (12) upward and interposed between the air bag (12) and the key device (4) when the air bag (12) is inflated. The cover cloth (14) includes an extension part (14a) extended laterally from the vertical intermediate part on the side of the cover cloth. The vertical intermediate part of the cover cloth (14) is connected to the upper end of the air bag (12) through the extension part (14a).
